Crack a Nut

Instead of saying "Break A Leg" for good luck everyone at the Nutcracker would say "Crack a Nut". We had the best time as our first experience doing the Nutcracker Ballet this year. I had to be there for every rehearsal and show - lets just start by saying they did 8 shows in 4 days. We pretty much lived at the Amarillo Civic Center this weekend and I am very much looking forward to some home cooked meals with the two boys in my life...Jeff & Blaine. They were left on their own pretty much with Brooke and I gone the past few weeks every night. It was all worth the time away in the end. Brooke was a Baffoon and was a hit. She not only put a smile on my face but started what ended up being a heart felt moment for all of us....

Mrs. Ginger and his family....yes Mrs. Ginger is actually a Man dressed up as Mrs. Ginger in the Ballet. She/He has to wear this HUGE dress on stage (big enough for 8 little girls to hide under the skirt) so a Man has to play the part. Danny played Mrs. Ginger and fell in love with all the girls. His wife came over and kissed Brooke on the forehead and continued to tell me how much she meant to them. Brooke made a comment to Danny after seeing him undress back stage. She told him it was the BIGGEST BRA she had ever seen and was just rambling on for over 20 minutes about this BRA...it was like she couldn't get passed him having to wear it. After he got home that evening he just laughed and cried at how much joy all the girls brought him. We all pitched in for a gift certificate and gave him a group photo to remember the girls by!